Property Record
117 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A.E. Kump Building |
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| Other Name: | Fort Tax Service |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74545 |
| Location (Address): | 117 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Fort Atkinson |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Additions: | 1955 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Two-story cream brick load-bearing Victorian; segmentally-arched picture windows on second floor front and south side; decorative cornice and molded brickwork; originally a porch extended partway across t he front (note door in center front second floor); first floor relatively intact with shop windows wrapped around to side. Architecturally significant for its detailed brickwork, prominent location and intact interior. Giles Hibbard owned a bakery here 1907-1919. Hibbard was Mayor from 1905-1910. K&F Restaurant was here 1940-1970. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Hoard Scrapbook, V. XXIII, p. 65. (B) J.C. Union 10/18/1901; clipping, 1938. (C) Building Permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |